Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-19

L bSsiS utOlOllS vi ti6 tHeIi3DSTS VI SJlt gem
eral executive beard, in tine hopes that
those Of Barry and Bailey would be ac-
cepted and the rest refused. The resolu-
tion was adopted by a vote OF 113 to 60.
aud in a brief speech Mr.. Pow
oeriy presented TIE designations OF
himself, Carleton, Hayes, Mcguire
and Aylesford. Messrs. Barry and
Bailey, however, refused to fall into the
trap. They had been elected, they said,
for two years, and they did not propose
TO retire unless charges were preferred
against them, and their removal effected
by constitutional means. The result was
that the adherents of the administration
had no alternative lefe but to vote against
the acceptance of the designations that
they themselves had demanded. On this,
again, There WAS Il call OF the
roll. AS a climax to the bur
lesque, q vote OF confidence in
the members of the board who had sub
mitted their designations. WIS submitted
and carried with about thirty delegates
shouting, mo" The situation is precisely
where 1t was when the fight began. Tho
opposition is turbulent and locks upon
the result as a signal victory. Gin the
other hand, most of the administration
members say that the vote of confidence
in PcRderly and his faction is all that
can be desired, although there are some
who insist that it will be impossible to
work. in harmony with the mail
contents for another year, and that
the peremptory resignation, which he pre-
pared at midnight on Friday, will Ger
tainly be forthcoming in the morning..
After the convention had adjourned mud
supper had been disposed of the general
master workman and his adherents on
the board went into conference and at a
late hour they were still inaccessible
Over a score took part in the debate and
at times, barring actual violence, the as
sembly was a miniature edition OF
a Donnybrook fair. Bailey,s
speech created a sensation. He re
ferred to IA nest of plots Matched
by the general officers and carried out in
different parts of the country, that
would make the foremost political men
in the country shout their admiration.
/ hope this has been explained away by
the. men charged with it, to the satisfac.
ton Of this body, but i cannot think that
IL has. 1t must be evident why John
Hayes " kept in his present position.
He is a wire puller-one of the scheming
kind. He is a tool of whom the evil
dences, 80 far presented, pretty firmly
establishes that fact. But there may be
more back Of all this. Is he sent around
the country, using the orders money
for the good of labor legislation
aloney Might he not he useful
TO one or the other of the two great pc
Iltical parties, h are battling for SUI
premacyg But that is not for me to say.
Leu TINS BODY, think OF these things, and
then decide" The speaker went on in
about this stagin in reviewing the other
charges. He strongly denounced the &C,
| ton OF Mr.. powderly in ennlovino man
TO work for The church interest, without
the knowledge and sanction OF the other
oIlcers OF The order, and paying them
OUT OF the FUNDS OF the order. There
Is Q suspicion IN my mind said Mr., Bal
ley. with considerable heat, THAT
Powderiy has allied himself with
Inc church OF Rome, and that is the dis
organization Of the order In closing
mis- speech Bailey got very much excited.
he asserted that the resolution to reduce
the executive board to four member was
cohcocteo ana sprung on the convention
at the i~nstigation of Powderly and the
other general officers. II am entitled to
retain my seat until the term expires. !
don = intend 10 step down and out until
that lime. l give MIR. Powderly and his
friends fair warming now, that don't in
tend to DO IT. TINS convention may pass
thls II it WILL. ! will not ac-
ceps 1he Terms, II Ills passed. Neither
Wlii my friends, gentlemen. | mean what
lsay, ~ this resolution Is passed, Mr..
barry, our friends n myself will. pick
up mats n walk out OF this hail.
4 deiegate-Go ahead Mr.. Bailey.
Ihls ORGANIZATION can spare you. We
can get along without yoM and your
TRENDS.
expected this responded the
speaker You voiced, my friend. the
sentiments OF Mr. Powderly and Sthers
thar l could mention, when you said that.
LEI CHS business go on, gentlemen, we
VIII see5who VIII be the gamers in the
nna. ! want to say, though, in this con-
hecelon, That making no idle threats. =
General secretary i4ifch,field next took
the noor TO Combat the charges made
against him. lie sad That there was no
tEu1n Whatever IN the charges made,
mat he mad suppressed a communica-
tlon sent 90 headquarters by D. A. l25.
Various statements had been sent out
rom DISTRICT assembly 10, that con-
attacks upon Mr.. Powderly
and other oihciais. he charged that
was a spy employed by Bailey and barry
and that since the convention has heen
in session in this city. had sent to Bailay
lMpoFlaut uOCuufenGS tnaL mould ave
Il Deell sent to The general secretary.